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A Saturday Morning Rant…
What kind of President of the United States doesn’t know that the FBI aren’t the ones you call to investigate a sexual assault? How did we put an idiot of this caliber into the highest elected office in our land? … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged America, government, humanity, in the news, Media, news, patriotism, politics, rant, rants, underdogs
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The Price We Pay…
I am a 40-year-old, white, heterosexual man. (Also, cis gendered, but I’m not terribly fond of that appellation, as it smacks of non-scientific taxonomy. But alas, here we are.) I am beginning to grow accustomed to the possibility that the … Continue reading
PCBC: Argument – the Wrap Party…
So, what’s left to say about arguments and how to have them? Well, a shitload more than I’m willing to post about here, at least for the present. For this, the last post in this series, I am not going … Continue reading
Posted in Putting the "Civil" Back in Civilization
Tagged advice, Argument, Argumentation, humanity, learning, Life, logic, reason, search for truth
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DragonCon Days…
It’s Saturday, here in Atlanta, and I’m in my third day at the convention. There are a lot of people here for the con. And by a lot I mean: holy shit, how many people can you pressure-fit into 5 … Continue reading
Weekend Plans…
I’ll be at DragonCon, in Atlanta, this weekend. Actually, I’m heading down on Thursday. This will be my 17th con. I’ve only missed one in the last 18 years. It’s weird to think about it like that… …Anyway, I may … Continue reading
Occam Had a Little Razor…
No, this isn’t a history lesson. (But really, look into the dude. William of Occam He’s interesting.) It’s the first in our on-going series about Critical Thinking! And to begin our journey towards being better and more efficient bullshit detectors, we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Tools for a Better Life
Tagged advice, critical thinking, humanity, learning, Life, Occam's Razor, philosophy, politics, William of Occam
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Dream Time…
(No, not the Australian Aboriginal concept of the after life, well, more like before and after life, but bonus points to you if that’s where your mind went. I like the way you think.) No, this is a post about … Continue reading
Posted in The Writing Life
Tagged advice, learning, Life, personal, The Writing Life, Work, writing
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So, I’m Sick…
It’s some kind of sinus thing. I have no idea. I have no idea how long it’ll last. What I do know is that it makes thinking clearly one of those rare things that appears on roughly the same schedule … Continue reading
Here’s Something that Makes Me Unaccountably Happy…
… So, let’s spend a few words trying to account for it… “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is getting a second season. *Does a happy dance, which seems to be a weird combination of the Snoopy dance and the Carlton* I … Continue reading
Posted in Recommended, TV & Movie Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Media, recommendations, TV
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Welcome to the Vaguely Uncomfortable Side of Sharing, Make Yourself a Drink…
I had plans today. Plans to go to the gym. Plans to work on my current novel. Plans to write back cover copy for my self-publishing marketing push. None of those things happened… …Because my brain is being an asshole. … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, health, humanity, Life, mental health, personal
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